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  • Опубліковано 27 лип 2020
  • Kevin O'Connor travels up the Edisto River to meet a unique lumberjack who dives for a sunken cypress log.
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    Kevin O'Connor watches diver and carpenter Justin Herrington surface a cypress log that has been submerged in a river for decades. Then they take it to Justin’s shop to make slabs for the new dining room table.
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  • @richardcabrera1583
    @richardcabrera1583 4 роки тому +23

    Left me hanging. I wanted to see what they were going to make out of it. Lol

    • @Fe7Ace
      @Fe7Ace 4 роки тому

      They make it into a natural grain table top, he mentioned it at the end.

    • @richardcabrera1583
      @richardcabrera1583 4 роки тому +2

      HahThatsWhatSheSaid that’s why I said I wanted to SEE what they were going to make out of it

    • @SciPunk215
      @SciPunk215 4 роки тому +1

      @medusa little I'm not exactly sure what Dmac 740 is referring to, but we have plenty of examples of Native American dugout canoes using a single tree trunk. There was no joinery or glue involved.

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 4 роки тому

      @@SciPunk215 ... to add to your post... it's the wet / dry cycle that promotes splitting. Keeping it wet will make it last longer than out of water storage for the season.

  • @_DD2024
    @_DD2024 4 роки тому +44

    Cool stuff, should do a follow up video to see the finished product

  • @donabele1243
    @donabele1243 4 роки тому +19

    What a gentleman - wiped the sawdust off his hands before he shook Kevin's hand! A trait not found often nowadays.

    • @tombomombodombo
      @tombomombodombo 4 роки тому +2

      Maybe he's wiping the covid off. Seriously though, they should set a good example and not shake hands and physically distance.

    • @macaroniandtuna
      @macaroniandtuna 4 роки тому +4

      @@tombomombodombo This was probably recorded before the pandemic. Most of the videos they post are at least a year old.

    • @donabele1243
      @donabele1243 4 роки тому

      @@macaroniandtuna I agree, but since these are newly 'edited' videos, they should put a disclaimer up. But then again, they should also be posting actual good content, lately things have been a bit thin!

  • @george8873
    @george8873 4 роки тому +9

    I remember Norm showing this process on The New Yankee Workshop years ago too. He used some of the wood to build one of his projects.

    • @george8873
      @george8873 4 роки тому

      @Yo Mama Boy, you look silly. I may have used the too in the wrong place, but I did use the correct too. Norm hasn't made a New Yankee Workshop much longer than TWO years ago, lol.

    • @augustreil
      @augustreil 3 роки тому

      @@george8873, Yo Mama didn't use the correct, one, won ? Or is that part of the joke ?

  • @jim1550
    @jim1550 4 роки тому +2

    Hell ya. More of this harvesting old wood. Nothing better.

  • @candaceaustin4258
    @candaceaustin4258 4 роки тому +2

    Have learned so much from all of you!❤

  • @myshadowkungfu
    @myshadowkungfu 4 роки тому

    Beautiful.

  • @dessertman1181
    @dessertman1181 4 роки тому +1

    That was awesome

  • @logboi5854
    @logboi5854 Рік тому +2

    first you save my fellow log and then kill it! how dare you.

  • @iIoveualways
    @iIoveualways 4 роки тому +2

    Got to get that log, got to get that money! 😃

  • @MasterChief-sl9ro
    @MasterChief-sl9ro 4 роки тому +4

    Those old trees are worth several thousand dollars.. Uncut......

  • @scottcarter90
    @scottcarter90 4 роки тому +1

    Old timbers are a good find! How long did it take to dry?

  • @priceandpride
    @priceandpride 4 роки тому +1

    brutal work, did you see his gnarled hands?

  • @im_a-man
    @im_a-man 4 роки тому +3

    Y'all shoulda called in shelby the swamp man on this one

  • @thomaslandry403
    @thomaslandry403 4 роки тому

    nice

  • @sgvpotter
    @sgvpotter 4 роки тому

    just wondering about legality or paying for salvage off of river?

  • @Patmanduu
    @Patmanduu 4 роки тому +1

    I read somewhere the dry time is roughly 1 year per inch of wood. I’m guessing there’s some sort of a kiln process for speeding that up, but probably warps it. Feel free to correct me.

    • @MasterChief-sl9ro
      @MasterChief-sl9ro 4 роки тому +2

      They have a process that cuts that down. A heated room. Where they can control moisture content..

    • @Patmanduu
      @Patmanduu 4 роки тому +1

      Makes sense.

    • @vaultsoferowid
      @vaultsoferowid 3 роки тому

      I've got a few 5 inch logs I salvaged from a lake. I put it in my enclosed patio and it took about 3 months to dry out during the summer time.

  • @chucklotro8749
    @chucklotro8749 4 роки тому +1

    Do Cypress tress still grow in that area?

  • @cattigereyes1
    @cattigereyes1 4 роки тому

    Would they not oven dry the wood?

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 4 роки тому

      cattigereyes1
      ... you could kiln dry the wood but drying too fast may cause a certain percentage to be rejected for splits. Natural drying over time yields a higher percentage of usable lumber that's less prone to problems later.

  • @jacksonbennett6151
    @jacksonbennett6151 4 роки тому +3

    “Alright, we made our first cut.” What do you think we’re blind?
    For those who are blind, that was clearly not the first cut judging by the previous slab and fresh flat cut on the top of the board...

  • @burtreynolds5427
    @burtreynolds5427 4 роки тому +1

    FYI Columbus never set foot in North America

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 4 роки тому

      W Daddario
      ... these days pretty much everyone would agree he never set foot in mainland USA but we all seem to agree on the time frame of his exploits.

    • @burtreynolds5427
      @burtreynolds5427 4 роки тому

      rupe53 yes that’s correct, but I have a feeling that this guy retained the myth from his elementary school play

  • @augustreil
    @augustreil 3 роки тому +1

    Pour some water on it so we can see the grain !!

    • @kkknotcool
      @kkknotcool 3 роки тому

      @@ekujj13 I'm pretty sure he was joking.

  • @jake9705
    @jake9705 4 роки тому +1

    I'm so confused.

    • @ae1ae2
      @ae1ae2 4 роки тому +2

      This Old House has a podcast called Clearstory and they had an episode on this, so I'll recap ... Old growth trees tend to have grown much slower than trees we grow for lumber today. This means their rings are much closer together. This makes this lumber much more resistant to rot and twisting, and they're stronger than the fast-growing lumber of today. That is, the old growth lumber is very high quality and can fetch ~10x the price of today's regular lumber.
      If you find old growth wood in an old house, don't throw it out! You can sell it for very good money (or repurpose it!). Matt Risinger had a video a couple months ago that discussed this in a bit more detail (video title: "Don’t throw it in the dumpster! Surprise salvage value in this old Remodel!!!").

    • @augustreil
      @augustreil 3 роки тому

      @@ae1ae2, All true !

  • @saulgoodman2018
    @saulgoodman2018 4 роки тому

    That will take years to dy out.

    • @saulgoodman2018
      @saulgoodman2018 4 роки тому

      @candlemousephone It also goes according where and how it is stored.
      But is that also from 100% soaking wet. That have been in a lake for 200 years?

    • @saulgoodman2018
      @saulgoodman2018 4 роки тому

      candlemousephone that’s not the point. The point is that it will be soaking wet.

  • @tonythetiger9839
    @tonythetiger9839 4 роки тому +1

    this is an average guy hunting for rich peoples status symbols

  • @jakeschroeder1553
    @jakeschroeder1553 4 роки тому +4

    Is TOH just releasing Season 42 in 5-minute clips? Where's the loft? Where's AskTOH? I get that COVID's a thing but you can't just wear masks and stay within in the Boston area?

    • @Mikdugal1
      @Mikdugal1 4 роки тому +2

      Stop living in fear

  • @porkchop1343
    @porkchop1343 4 роки тому

    This is a nice video but has absolutely nothing to do with home improvement..

  • @user-vk4fb3pd8z
    @user-vk4fb3pd8z 3 місяці тому

    I like old woods

  • @HarlemGreatest
    @HarlemGreatest 4 роки тому

    Old garbage rerun